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Summer Internship 2021

2021 Summer Internship

APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM (SUMMER 2021)

Date: Mondays through Thursdays from June 7 to July 1, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sciences & Engineering Summer Internship 2020

Sciences & Engineering Summer Internship 2020

APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM (SUMMER 2020)

Date: Mondays through Fridays from June 8 to July 3, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Four (4) weeks’ summer bridge program that will emphasize the development of competencies in Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, and English. Participants will learn about energy and energy systems, and the challenges presented by human needs in the 21st century.

The application process is now open for 9th to 12th grade students.  

Co-generation and Energy Resilience

The basics of different power generation technologies--reciprocating engines, gas turbines, and microturbines--will be presented and how to use their excess heat to produce additional, useful energy products, such as steam, hot water and chilled water.  Basic cost analysis for some applications will be presented.

Amaury J. Malavé, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Universidad del Turabo

Executive Director, Puerto Rico Energy Center

Structures for Coastal Protection and Energy Harvesting

Access to renewable energy and protection of coastlines are two major challenges that we are currently facing. In addition, shoreline receding has also become a global problem. Mangrove trees could serve as a bio-inspired model a new generation for coastal protection structures and hydrokinetic energy harvesting. Mangrove trees form dense networks of prop roots in coastal intertidal zones.

Microgrid Clusters

Microgrid Clusters with Adaptive Decentralized Energy Management Towards Resilient Power Systems

Offshore Potential of Hydraulic Wind Turbines

We examine the potential advantages of using hydraulic transmission over traditional gearbox system on horizontal-axis wind turbines.  A striking benefit of the hydraulic wind turbine is the reduced weight and the placement of key components at ground level leading to greater stability over the traditional drivetrain. This is particularly useful for offshore applications, where substantial reduction of the cost of energy is clearly possible, in the order of 20%.

Energy Management for Undergraduates

Deadline: August 9, 2018

Course dates: August 13-17, 2018
Requirements:

  • Undergraduate student in good standing
  • Transcript (unofficial)
  • Resume

Benefits:

  • Ability to qualify for the PREC Energy Audits program
  • Stipend for one week

If interested, fill the application on or before August 9, 2018 at http//prec.pr/registration .

 

Cybersecurity 101

An overview of the basic principles of cybersecurity including various technologies such as cryptography. Application of cybersecurity to a variety of scenarios such as cloud computing, social networking and cyberwarfare.

Jeffrey L. Duffany, Ph.D.

School of Engineering

Universidad del Turabo

"Moving Target Defense" versus Firewalls

With the rise of sophisticated cyber-attacks in recent years, the traditional security solution schemes such as parameter-bassed defenses (firewalls), access control, redundancy and replications, can be defeated given sufficient time. Moving Target Defense (MTD) is a promising defensive security solution that aims to change the attackers' gain-loss balance of the systems by continuously shifting the systems' attack surface. In this talk, I will discuss the design and implementation of an MTD scheme for virtualized cloud computing platforms.

Noor Ahmed , Ph.D.

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